English 301 Fall 2016

Schedule
Week 1Wed Sept 7 Introductions and course discussion, writing
Week 2Mon Sept 12 Due: Please read and bring any short article that you can easily locate written in the past
year that deals with any aspect of education, the classroom, teaching, teachers, or student populations.
Discuss: reading

Wed Sept 14 Read: 1-133 in Lives on the Boundary and Chapter 13 in Grammar to Enrich (emailed)
Discuss: I, Writer

Week 3Mon Sept 19 Due: Draft of I, Writer. Discuss: peer workshop effectiveness and assessment,
workshop, I, Writer part II, reading journals, book club
Wed Sept 21 Due: Reading Journal (on Lives on the Boundary) and I, Writer essay Read: to
the end of Lives on the Boundary and Grammar to Enrich chapters 1 & 2 (emailed) Discuss:
Reading

Week 4Mon Sept 26 Due: I Writer Part II (bring notes to share oral report) Discuss: Lives on the
Boundary and Grammar to Enrich
Wed Sept 28 Due: Reading Journal (on Iser and Friere), Read: Iser and Friere handouts
(emailed) Discuss: reading, First Book Club Meeting
Week 5Mon Oct 3 Due: Reading Journal (On Rosenblatt and Smith) Read: Rosenblatt and Smith
handouts (emailed) Discuss: Reading , Second Book Club Meeting
Wed Oct 5 : Third Book Club Meeting Discuss: in-class exercise
Week 6Mon Oct 10 Columbus Day- No Class
Wed Oct 12 Due: Book Club Presentation Work Day and share in class exercise Discuss:
midterm portfolio and book club journal cover letter

Week 7Mon Oct 17 Due: Book Club Presentation Work Day

Wed 19 Due: Book Club Presentations

Week 8Mon Oct 24 Due: Midterm Portfolios and In Class Midterm

Wed Oct 26 Due: Reading Journal (on BWM and WBT) Read: Because Writing Matters 7187 and Write Beside Them 208-237 Discuss: reading, I, Writing Scholar
Week 10Mon Oct 31 Due: Reading Journal (On BDWM) Read: Because Digital Writing Matter
Introduction and chapter two
Wed Nov 2 Due: Reading Journal (On Sommers and BDWM) Read: Skim Massachusetts
State Frameworks for language arts (link in readings section of website) , Nancy Sommers
Responding to Student Writing (Emailed) and BDWM chapter four Discuss: Assessing
student writing, reading, I, Writing Scholar group work
Week 11Mon Nov 7 Due: I, Writing Scholar for workshop and Reading Journal (WBT, BWM, BDWM)
Read: Write Beside Them chapters 1 and 2, Because Writing Matters chapters 1 and 2.,
Because Digital Writing Matter Chapter 3 Discuss: reading, group work on I, Writing Scholar
Wed Nov 9 Friday Class Schedule
Week 12Mon Nov 14 Due: : I, Writing Scholar Read: Write Beside Them part 4 Discuss: group work
on I, Writing Scholar
Wed Nov 16 I Writing Scholar Group Work Day
Week 13Mon Nov 21 Due: I, Writing Scholar presentations Discuss: I, Writing Teacher
Wed Nov 23 Due: Final Reading journal (on Why School) Read: Why School Discuss:
reading, teaching philosophy, and I Writing Teacher drafts.
Week 14Mon Nov 28 Read: Write Beside Them chapters 6,7,8 Due: I, Writing Teacher PresentationsWhole class workshop

Wed Nov 30 Read: Write Beside Them chapters 9 and 10 Due: I, Writing Teacher
Presentations-Whole class workshop
NOTE: There are no reading journals due for this reading. This is all material from Kittle that gives
specific ideas on how to create assignments to teach students to write in different genres as well as teach
grammar (something I know many of you are worried about). Reading this material can only help you
plan your assignments. Some aspect of the reading will be involved in each day's workshop.

Week 15Mon Dec 5 Class Cancelled for Conferences- Draft of Teaching Philosophy Due
Wed Dec 7 Class Cancelled for Conferences- Draft of Teaching Philosophy Due
Week 16
Mon Dec 12
Final Exam:
Mon Dec 19 11:00-1:00 Due: Final Portfolio and cover letter to be written in class